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OVERMATCHES
Noun
overmatches
plural of overmatch
Verb
overmatches
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of overmatch
Source: Wiktionary
OVERMATCH
O`ver*match", v. t.
1. To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish. Drayton.
2. To marry (one) to a superior. [Obs.] Burton.
O"ver*match`, n.
Definition: One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched. Milton. D. Webster.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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